Flying-machine.



W. L. QUICK. FLYING MACHINE.

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FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 9, 1912,

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APPLICATION FILED IEB.9,1912.

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INVENTUH WILLAM LAFAYETTE QUICK, OF NEW MARKET, ALABAMA.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented tiret. 2f, 1913.

Application led February 9, 1912. Serial No. 676,494.

T 0 zZZ whomA t may concern Be it known that I, 1WILLIAM L. QUICK, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of New Market, in thecounty of Madison and State of Alabama, have invented a new and ImprovedFlying-Machine, of which the following; is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

illy invention relates to flying machines, and it comprises a new andimproved construction of this sort in which great strength and lightnessare combined with perfect elasticity, and 'the constituentpartsIof'which are se arranged as to givev automatic .stability to the lentireapparatus, While at the same time permitting any manual adjustmentswhich, in the judgment of the aviator, may be required.

it is an object of this invention to provide a flying machine,preferably out the heavierthan-air type, in which the fran'iework isbuilt in such a Way as to give a perfect stream-line forni to the bodyof the airship, so as to diminish as far as possible the resistanceopposed by the air' to the travel of the airship.

Another object vof this invention is to provide an air-ship providedWith laterally-ear tending Wings or lifting planes patterned after theoutline and profile of the Wings of soaring birds. These Wings areattached to the front part et the body by a ball-andsocket joint, Vandlikewise attached to the body to the rear of the front part by means ofadditional pivotal connecting means, so as to permit the compoundadjustment thereof. As a result of joining the Wings to the body in thisfashion, each of the Wings can be adjusted around 'tivo axes, one ofsaid axes extending longitudinally ol the Wing and the othertransversely thereto; and suitable means are provided for effecting theadjustment in question as the sani@` may be required, aceording to thevarying conditions which are inet with in flight.

A further object or" my invention `is to )rovide a li ine` machinehavin@ a tail )lane d 23 which acts 'as a rudder to cause the machine toascend or descend, this rudder being controlled by connections extendingto points adjacent the aviators seat; and likewise provided with avertically-disposed rudder adjacentthe tail plane, also controlled byconnections adjacentthe aviators seat to steer the machine from right tolelt 'whenever a turn is to be niade.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a flying machine ofthe kind-nien-v tioned having the driving,` means distributed over theentire Width oi the machine, so as to avoid the localizing andcencentrati-ng eiliectI that is obtained When a single proAn bellerplacedin central position forward. or`

aft of the body of the airship is employed.

Reference is 'to be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart etthis specifi cation, in which the same characters of re-,v3 erenee.indicate the same parte 1n all the n views.

Figure, l represents atop plan 'of my lyi ing* machine; Fig. 2represents a front elevation the 'eef Fig.r 3 represents a transversevertical section taken on the line SW3 oi Fig. l, and looking forward;Fig. 4.- represents a longitudinal sectional View of the airship; Fig. 5represents a topplan of the 4driving connections for the propellers;Fig.

6 represents a front elevation thereof; Fig. 7 represents a sectionalview on the line 7--7 -of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 represents an end elevationeten-e of the blades to whichl power is applied to propel the airship;.-and Fig. 9 represents a inodiiied form of Wing",shoWing aconstructionby nieans of which the Wing can be foldedivhen not in use.

Referringl particularly to the drawings, the numeral l represents fourcurved longitudinal bars or rods which form' the. body of the frameworkof my airship. vThese bars are eurvedto have a stream-line form, andthey may be covered with cloth or light sheets of metal to inclose theinterior of the framework, ii desired. The four bars or reds are unitedat their ends by soeketshaped coupling members 2; and to plates cai.Lied by these. coupling* members are joined the ends oi a diamond-shapedframe made up of elastic cables 3, which are separated from each. otherby means of a transverse central bar 4. This frame is thus. elastic, andit can be tilted to one side or the other -forv a purpose which willappear later,

rihe numerals 5 represent the Wings or lifting planes which are ofcourse covered with suitable 'fabric to inake a. continuous surface; andthe vnljuneral G represents the tail plane at the rearbf the framework.Power is applied to drive the airship by means of oscillatable propellerblades 7, mounted in bein-ingsadjacent the centers 'oi' the forwardedges oi the wings and extend-V cause theaeroplane to ascend or descend;

and beneath the tail plane 6 is al rudder 9', mounted to turn around avertical axis to direct the-airship to the right or left'whenever a turnis to be made.

@The numeral 10 represents a transverselyarl-ranged bar supported by thelower pair of'longitudinal bars 1, and forward of the center of themachine as 'disclosed in Fig. 4. The` outer ends of this bar are bentdownward and are given the form of yokes shown at 10,in which aremount-ed wheels 11. The bar 10 is received inL bearings in the end ofresilient longitudinal members 13 carried upon the two lower bars 1, andthese resilient members 13 are further supported by springs 14, to addtothe cushioning 'effect of the members 13; and the bar 10 is further'pro- -vided with a pair of arms 15 having pedals .formed thereon, bymeans of which the aviator can rotate the bar 10 with his feet, so astoswing the wheels 11 up to the level of the lower bars 1, when themachine is in flight.

16 is a wheel located at the rear en'd of the body of the framework ofthe airship, and is mounted in a yoke 17 secured to a shaft 17. Thisshaft 17 is mounted in a vvertical bearing made integral with the rearcoupling 2; and the ends of the base of the yoke 17 are pivotallyconnected to operating cords or rods 19, which eXtend'forward, and arepivotally secured at their opposite ends to the ends of a bar 2D,pivotally secured 'to a shaft 21, `but held against longitudinalmovement thereon. This shaft is supported at its lower end in atransverse member 22 carried by the lower-pair of lbars 1, and has itstop 23, pivotally connected, as by means of a ball-and-socket joint, tothe transverse bar 4. Any form of pivotal connect-ion between themembers 4 and 21 may be used which will not interfere with thetransverse tilting movement of the bar 4. To the bar 20 is fixed an armor lever 24, which is designed to be engaged by the knee of the Aaviator, sol as to turn the cross-bar 20 and thus turn the wheel 16, soasto guide the aeroplane'when the same ismovlng forward over the surfaceof the ground before rising into theair.

So long as the results above mentioned are obtained, it does not matterin what manner'the cords or rods 19 vare connected to be operated by thearm or-lever 24. For example, I may mount the rod 21 so as to berotatable, securing the same pivotally to the bar 22, and by aball-and-socket joint to the cross-bar 4; and in this case l may x thecross-bar 2 0 upon the shaft 21, and fix the arm 24 to the shaft 21 inthe same way; or, as described, I may mountthe shaft or but likewisepivotally mounted upon the shaft or support 21.

The wing frames comprise bent transverse rods 25 which form the frontedges thereof, and these rods 25 are connected at their inner ends toball-and-socket joints 'made integral with the forward couplingl 2. Theedges of the wings adjacent the body of the framework are shown at 27,and the longitudinal ribs for the wing frames are shown at 28.

29 represents tension stringers which extend from the strips 27 acrossthe ribs 23 to the rods 25, and are secured to allof the parts mentionedt-o increase the strength and stiffness of the wings.

30' represents. plates which are secured to the top of the wing framesadjacent the mid points of the rods 25 'forming the front edges of thewings. They are provided'with .lugs 31 upon the opposite sides ofoutwardly-.extending recesses in the edges of these plates, and theselugs are perforated. to serve as bearings for the outer propellellblades 7. Each of the plates 30 projects bejecting portions, as shown inFig. 1, so as to enable the outer propeller blades 7 to clear the edgesof the wings when the propellcrs are in motion. The rear edges of theplates 30 are provided with a pair of alined lugs 32, which extendupward from the plane of the plates and these lugs are perforated toreceive a pivot-.pin which connects the plates to main lever arms bymeans off which the wings are tilted to raisey or lower the outer tipsof the wings when necessary. It will be seen that the ribs for the outerhalf of the wings all center in the plates 30 and are secured thereto.This gives strength to the wings: These main lever arms are shown at 33.They are pivotally connected to the plates 30 by means of the lugs 32,and the pins passing thro-ugh vthe same; and the pins in question andthe ball joints 26 are substantiallyv in the same transverse line has alug 33a projecting from its rear edge adjacent the strips 27 at .thebase of the y with one another. This will appear' from an inspection ofF ig. 1. Each of the levers 33- manner of adjusting the rods or stripsQT forming the -inner edges ofthe wings, with respect to the main levers33, by turning the screws 33".

The lever arms 33 are secured to the steel cables 3 by.means of plates34, which pass under. the steelcables 3 and are secured to the bottom ofthe arms 33 by'ineans of screws or bolts which pass into the lever armsat points located outside of each' pair of cables on either side of thediamondshaped frame of which they form a part; and at 'their inner endsthe arms 83' are pivotally connected to a belt or chain which. passesover an upper and a lower pulley 36. The belt or chain is so mountedupon the pulleys 36 as to prevent slip` ping relatively thereto. Theupper pulley 3G is mounted in a bearing 37 by means of a shaft 88supported'by the bearing, and having a boss '39 at its forward end whichis perforated to permit the shaft 8S to be pivo-tally connected to atransverse shaft 40, mounted upon the two upper bars l near the forwardends thereof. The shaft 38 is thus held against rotation, and the upperpulley 36 is loosely mounted thereon. The

lower pulley `8G is mounted upon a shaft which is carried by a bearing41, which has telescoping engagement with thc bearing member 37; and 4Qrepresents a spring inside the bearing member 37, which normally forcesthe members 37 and 41 away from each other and keeps the belt underproper tension. 43 represents a pair of tension springs connected one tocach of the two upper bars 1, and to the bearing men'iber 37. By meansofthis construction the pulleys 3G are supported at a proper' heightabove' the two lower bars' 1.

44 representsa cross-bar to be actuated by hand, secured to the Yrearedges ofthe upper pulley 3G.

45 represents' a similar bar to be operated by the aviators feet,secured to the lower pulley 36. These two operating bars are connectedby .means of a link 46, so as to be operated in unison.

Extending from the upper surface of each ,of the wings 5 aty the 'pointof connection between the rods .25 and the bars27 are arms 47; Iand thenumerals 48 represent' v guido 'wheels secured to the 'top surfaces ofthe two upper bars to receive a steel cable 49. This steel cable isjoined at its oppo` site ends to the arms 47, and when the portionbetween the two upper bars 1 is pulled, both the wings 5 are caused torotate in unison around their forward edges to depress their rear edges,as will bc readily understood.

The numerals t3() represent main guys, each of which A"is secured at itsouter end to the under side of one of the main levers 33.

and is held spaced therefrom by means of ends, so that, when the bar isturned, the

sockets will be drawn nearer to each other or moved in the oppositedirection, as will be readily understood, the sockets to be held againstmovement of course when the bar vis heilig turned; but I may also use anordi nary turn-buckle for this purpose if desired. The object of thetension springs 5 is to hold the wings at a certain inclination,

with the tips thereof slightly higher than the inner edges adjacent theforward half of the diamond-shaped frame supported by the body of theframework made up by the longitudinal bars 1.

The tail frame for-my improved ail-ship comprises a transverse bar 52.to which is secured a semi-circular hub 52. rlhis semicircular hubserves as .a base or support for radiating ribs 53; and the outer endsof the transverse bar 52 are connected by means of braces 54 to theupper bars 1, so as to prevent the tail plane 6 from rot-ating around ahorizontal longitudinal axis.

55 is a central operating bar for the tail frame, secured at. its rearend to'the transverse bar 52 and the semi-circular hub and extendingforward, as shown in Figs. 1. and 4; and this operating bar is pivotallymounted .at 56 upon the upper end of the shaft 17'., which supports the4rear wheel 16. so as to permit the tail plane G to be tilted upand-down.

lt its .front end the bar 56 connected by means of a pivot 57 to. an arm5S, land-this arm 5S is rigidly secured to the upper rear edge oftheaviators scat 59. rllhis seat has lugs 59 projectingfrom thebackofLthe same, and these lugs areperfo'rated topermit the transversebar 4 to pass. there through. The lugs may be arranged .on

either side of the center line passing homes/i ward, the direction ofmotion of the propellers 7 and 8 will be reversed. Owing to the factthat the ribs Si' and 91 ot the propellers T and S are curved inhorizontal planes, and owing' to the fact that. these ribs are elastic.the ends of these ribs will bend downward when the propellers move up,and upward when they more down; and the re sult 'will be a thrust fromthe front to the back, whichever way the propellers may be moving tofurnish motive power for the airship, is controlled by means of thelever Q4 operating the rear wheel 1G. After theairship has once risenfrom the ground and has begun its Hight, the pedals l5 are op crate-d toswing the front wheels 11 up into `the body oit' the, framework, as willbe readily understood.

The angle at which the wings' are inclined from the front edge to theback edge can be altered by taking hold ofthe steel cable 49 between thewheels 48 and pulling on the same. rlhis'will lower the rear edges etthe wings 5. This operation is usetul'in slowing or stopping themachine, and by increasingthe head-on resistance to its motion. The rearedges ot the wings 5 can likewise be depressed by pressing down simul-vtaneously upon the bear 44 and the bar 45, so to depress the inner endsot the main Owing to the elasticity of the cables 8 nwhich form thesides of the diauiond-sl'niped frame, this action will result inlowering to some extent the rear ends ot the bars 2?. and thus increasethe inclination ot the planes, as Will be readily understood. At thesame time, when both the inner ends et the arms 33 are depressed, theouter ends of 'the wings 5 will be tilted The flexibility et the steelcables 3 is another feature of construction which permitsI the wings tohave their rear edges lowered when necessary, by means of the cable 49,because, when this cable is pulled to rotate the wings around theirtrent edges, the rear edges are depressed and the inner ends of thebeams 33 are depressed to some extent with it; and the steel cables 3may yield to a suiicient extent to permit this action. It desiredithescrews 33? may simply have 'screw-tln'eaded engagement with the lugs 3?.on the armsli, without being attached to the rods Q7. Thcyfwlll thenserve as ad Justable bumpers spacing the rods 27 from 3 yielding forthis purpose;'and lbv 4press- ,angle of incidence tor the left wing`which the arms 33 a certain distance Without hold'- ing the rods 27 fastto the arms 33. iVhenever the Wings are then adjusted by means of thecable 49,- they will simply be rotated around axes passing through thelugs 32, and the ball and socket joints 26, and the steel cables 3forming part ot the dian'iond-shapedl frame Will not have to yield inthis case. By pressing down upon both ends of the bars 44 and 45, theinner ends ot the main lever arms 33 can be depressed so as to raise theouter Wing. tips, the cables ingdown upon one end of the bars 44 and45the tip of one'wing can be raised and the other lowered. 1 i v ',.Iwish to call especial attention to the utility and function of theelastic diamondshaped trame supported by the bars 1. This frameautomatically stabilizes the machine, because it can be tilted from sideto.y side and thus change the angle of incidence ot the air currentagainst the under surface of the wings. As the angle of incidence forone wing is increased, the angle .of'ineidence tor the ,other wing isautomatically decreased. The triangular frame has norrally a horizontalposition which it retains and in which it operates to hold they wings inproper position until changed by some external force, either by 4theoperator orseme unbalanced torce or pressure against the wing. Forexampleii the right wing is struck b v aput of air that would disturbthe .lateral sido too high, the elastic joint provided by the ball'QGWould'instantly allow the Wing to spring upward, thus tilting thetriangular frame tosome extent through theelastic cables 3, and thusdiminish the angle ot' 105 incidence of the righty wing in this way. Atthe same time, the cross-bar 3 would be tilted iipwartl'-l'iithe' right'and `dowI-iwa-rd on the left, and this would increase the is now lowerthan the right wing, and restore the machine to a horizontal position.This is because, when the right wing is tilted upward by an upbalancedputt of air,

the arm 33 attached to the right wing ro- 115 tates around its inner endas an axis, tilting up the trame onits right side and lowering it on theleft sideQ As the left side of the frame sinks it course pulls the lettlever arm 33 down with it, and warps the left 120 wing to a greaterextent. rllhis gives a greater upward =reaction of the air on the left.aide of the machine and brings the entire airship back to horizontalposition'. liurthe'rfas stated above. by means of the 125 main leverarms 83 and the mannerv of controlling their inner ends, the wing tipscan he raised or lowered, causing them to be; higher than the inneredges or lower than the`inner edges, while the surfaces of the wingsremain at all times inclined from tl ir front edges to 'their backedges. Thel dihedral angle thus formed by the frontv v lo Frein theabove description it will be api f ip arentthat the Wings are attachcdto the o'dy of the-'framework of the aeroplane in lsuch a way 'as to' bead'ustabl'e around transverse and longitudinal axes; that is to say, 'ethey cancbe adjusted about an axis passing through the'lugs 32 and theballs 26 to regulate the inclination from the front edgeito therearedge, or adjusted about axes corresponding to the bars 27, toincrease the 'inclinationofA the wings in the direction of the tipsthereof. By adjusting the wings around the transverse axis which passes,through the lugs 32,' and'ball-and-socket joints 26, the machine' canbe stopped or 28 madeto slow down, and head-end plunges .'yrtedg; and bytilting the wings around axes passing through the bars 27, by means ofthe main levers 38, the dihedral angles Amade by the front and innerlongitudinal 3'0 edges 'o flthe two wings can be altered as' statedabove. This is important, as by increasing the dihedral angle, that is,by tilt- "ing the tis ofthe Wings upward, while retaining 't eA sameamount of inclination '35 thereof from' the front to the rear edge, the

machine is made more stable, vand iiiesslower; and as the angle isdiminished. by lowering the wingv tips, the machine tends vto flyfaster, because'th'e angle of incidence is also 40 slightly diminished,This is because, when both the inner ends of the arms 33h areal--l'owedtorise at once', they lift-'up the bars v27 With-them, thusraising the lower ends of these bars and diminishing the inclinationofthe -wing surfaces in consequence.

4,Itigx .9 'represents a modification of the wing frame. .In ythisfigure 'the wing frame is shown vas provided with two rods 92 and .93,which are connected by means of a hinge 5o joint comprising sections 94and 941. The,

, sect-ion 94h is pivotally connected by means of lugs to Ythe main arm33; and the wing itself comprises two sections, the innerfor- -wardcorner of the outer of I'which carries '55 the hinged section 94a, andthe outer for- Ward'corner 'of the inner section of which carries thehingedA section 94". 'As state'd the framework, a horizontal cross arm.piv

above,y these two sections "are secured to' gether to form a hinge, asbymeans ofa 6ov pivot-pin; and the hinged section 94a' has securedthereto a bent bar 97, which forms the inner edge of the outer Wingsection. The inner wing section hasa diagonal bar '98 extending fromthe.bent hat 93, forming the forward edge of the inner section, i'ear- 6'5wardly, and this bar 9S is connected by means of a Stringer 96 to thebai' A similar stringer 95 connects the lient bar 92,' forming theforward edge of tho-outer section, to the bar 97, as shown. The bar 9770 is not straight, but its forward portion makes an angle with the-bar98, and its rear portion is parallel therewith. lVhen the bars 97 and 9Sare disconnected fromv each other, the outer section-cf thewing'75 canbe rotated' around the pin connecting the hinged sections'd'r1 land 94",to fold the two sections together; butswhen the two sections aredistendedyand t-he rear half of the bar 97 secured to the adjacent'portion 80 of the bar .'98, the two sections will be rigid with eachother, forminga lwing that is -r'e-ady for use.

Frein the above description it Awill be apparent that I have produced asuperior conl struction for purposes of aerial navigation.

The body is composed of only four curved bars and four steel cablesunited to a crossbar to make up the diamond-shaped elastic frame, Vandthus forms 'a support for V`a 90 complete housing for the operator, witha stream-line forinwlienthe longitudinal bars l are covered as abovedescribed. The head-end resistance of the machine is very small, and theelasticity of the parts is perfect without detraeting from theirstrength. The entireapparatus is automatically stabilized; and thisholds true with respect to both lateral land longitudinal tilting.; andthe arrangement of the propellers in 100 front distributes the drivingpower instead of concentrating it, as would be the case if only'onecentral propeller were used.

I wish .to have it understood that the foregoing description anddrawings are illustrative only, and disclose but one Aembodiment of-inyinventioin'and that I do not wish to be limited to the details hereinshown, except in so far as is indicated in the accompanying claims. l

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. In a iiyino' machine'7 the combination of al fraineworli, a ruddercarried thereby and extending rearward therefrom, a vertical spindletowhich said rudder is secured,

across barA carried by said spindle, a pair of rods pivotally secured onthe ends of said cross barand extending forward, a seat lfor the aviatorpivotally mounted 011 otally mounted upon said seat., means forpivotally connecting said for vardly extend- 'ing ro'ds to the ends ofsaid cross bar of 125 the aviators seat, and shoulder 'engaging portionssecured to the cross bar on the avatcrs seat to enable the-rudder to be`for pivotally connecting manipulated by the movement of the aviatorsbody.

2. InV a flying machine,

the combination of a framework, a pair of lifting planes pivotallyysecured adjacent the inner ends of their front Vedges to saidVframework, means .carried by saidframework and engaging said planes tohold said .planes in inclined position, and means secured to the frontyedges of said planes adjacent the yinner Vends thereof and extending toa point witlr in reach of the aviator for increasing the inc lination ofsaid planes.

, 3'.; Ina flying machine, the combination 'of a. framework, laterallyextending lifting plane at its outer end, and means for rais ing andlowering the inner ends of said lever arms to raise or lower the tips ofthe planes'.

i 4. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework, a cross barcarried thereby, flexible means connecting the ends of said cross bar tothe fro-nt and rear of said framework, lifting planes for said flyingmachine', means for pivotally connecting said lifting -planes adjacentthe inner ends of their-forward edges to said framework,

and; a pair of lever arms secured to said flexible meansforward o f thecross bar and extending outward from the f amework 1n oppositedirections, each of said lever arms being connected to one of the planesat its outer end, whereby when one of the planes is struck by anunbalanced air puff disturbing the lateral stability of the machine, theframe formed by thel cross bar and flexible means will likewise betilted laterally, depressing` the rear edge of the other plane andcausing the said other plane to rise, owing .to the increased up' wardreaction thereon, thus restoring the machine automatically to a levelposition.

y5. In a flying machine, the combination of aframework, a pair of wings.or main planespivotz-illy secured adjacent the inner ends of theirforward edges to the framework, a pair of arms carried by said frameworkto the rear of the forward edges of the'wings and extending therefrom inopposite directions, means pivotally securing the outer ends of each ofsaid varms to one of said wings, the axis of said pivotal securing meansbeing in line with the means the wings to the' frame, and means carriedby eachl of said armsgloetween its ends and vengaging the frameworkofthe .wings adjacent their inner longitudinal edgesfor increasingordecreasing the inclination` thereof whereby the said levers to one ofally outward therefrom slope of the lower surface of each of the wingsmay be adjusted.

6. In a flying machine, the' combination of a framework, comprising` apair of ontwardly curved longitudinally extending bars joined togetherat their front and 'rear ends, lifting planes pivotally connected.adjacent the inner ends of their forward edges to the front of saidframework, a quadrangular shaped body having flexible sides cairied bysaid framework and joined to the opposite ends thereof, said flexiblesides being held separated by means'of a cross bar adjacent the middleof the body, a pair of levers secured to the sides of said flexible bodyand extending outward in opposite directions from said framework, meansfor pivotally securing the outer ends of each of the planes, the axis ofsaid pivotal securing means extending in the direction of the means forpivotally securing the planes to the frame, la pair 4of pulleys mountedin said framework, a belt passing over said pulleys, means for pirotallyconnectingr the inner ends of said levers to said belt, means formounting said pulleys to enable the same to be moved bodily upward anddownward, and means for manipulating said pulleys to enable the tips ofthe planes to be raised or lowered at will.

7. ln a flying machine, the' coinbiinition o f a framework, ay pair ofmain wings pivotally secured to said framework, mea-ns secured to thelwings adjacent their forward edges and extending rearward to enable theangle of inclination of said wings to be increased by he aviator, and apair of lever arms carried by the framework and extending` and inoppofte directions, said arms being yieldably sn iported at their innerends on the frameworlr. and being pivotally connected at their outerends to the wings, whereby when the inner einds of said arms are moved,the tips of the wings can be raised or lowered.

8. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework and liftingplanes supported thereby, 'a pair of pulley wheels mounted adi jacentthe front end of said frame, a vibratable propeller blade ca rried byeach of said pulley wheels, and means mounted between said pulley wheelsand connected to each of said wheels and movable to transmit motion tosaid ipropeller blades. j

9. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework having liftingplanes carried thereby, a pair of pulley wheels 'carried forward of saidframework, each of said pulley wheels Ahaving Vibratable propellerblades carried thereon, a pulley wheel `'mounted between saidfirst-'mentioned pulley saidv wheels, -flexible means for connectingfrst-named.pulleyl wheels to said, last-inenlatery means for impartingbodily motion to Ithe last-named pulley wheel to cause said propellerblades to vibrate.

10. 1n a' flying machine, the Combination of a framework, lifting planessupported thereby,.a pair of pulleys supported forward of saidfamework,a propeller blade secured to each of said pulleys, a third pulleymounted between the first-named pulleys, means for flexibly connectingsaid pulleys together, said means being fixed to all of said pulleys,means for moving said central pulley to transmit motion to thelirst-named pulleys to cause the same to oscillate. a second pair ofpulleys mounted on the said lifting` planes adjacent the forward edgesthereof, a vib'ratable propeller blade secured to each of said secondpair of pulleys, and means for flexibly connecting each of the sec-ondpair of pulleys whereby all of said propeller blades will be ribrated inunison.

ll. In a flying machine, the combination of a fran'iework, al pair oflifting planes extending laterally' therefrom, said planes beingpivotally connected to said framework at the inner ends of their frontedges, apair of leverarms carried by said framework and extendingforward and outward therefrom, and means for pivotally connecting theouter ends of said arms to said planes,` passi a' the axis of saidpivotal connection through the point of pivotal connection be@ tween theplanes and the framework.

l2. In a flying machine, the combination of`a framework, lifting planesextending laterally therefrom and connected thereto. flexible meanssecured to the ends of said franiework and extending along the sideslengthwise of the saine, means engaging said flexible means between theends of said framework to hold the same spaced apart, and a pair of barsconnected to said flexible means adjacent their inner ends and extendingoutward and forward from said framework and connected to said planes attheir outer ends. y

l2. in a flying machine, the combination of a framework, lifting planespivotally con- A nected thereto, flexible means secured to the oppositeends of the framework and extending longitudinally along the sides ofthe same, means for holding said flexible means spaced apart,` armssecured to said flexible means and extending forward and outward of theframework, means for pivotally connecting thc outer' ends of. saidarmsto said planes. and means connecting the inner ends of said arms toeac-h otherto permit the inner ends to be'raised or lowered toadjusttlie said planes. n

l-l. ln .a flying machine, the combination of a framework, a ruddercarried thereby to one of the first pair of pulleys' and extendingrearward therefrom, a vertical spindle to which saidrudder is secured,a` cross bar carried by said spindle, a pair of rods pivotally securedon the Vends of said cross bar and extending" forward, a seat for theaviator pivotally mounted on the framework, a horizontal cross arm piv--otally mounted upon said seat, and means for'pivotally connecting saidforwardly extending rods to the ends of said cross arm of. the ayiatorsseat, whereby when the cross arm is turned the rudder can be operated. n

of a framework, a transversev bar, and lflexible lmeans uniting each endof said bar to the front and rear ends of said framework, said flexiblemeans forming a quadrang'ular frame which is tiltable around alongitud-i-` nal axis.

16. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework, a crossbar,flexible means and rear ofthe framework, wings movably connected to theframework, and means connecting said flexible means to each of saidwings.

1T, in a flying machine, the combination of a '.fi'ainework, a crossbar, flexible means connecting' each end of said bar to the front andrear of the framework, wings movably necting said flexible means .toeach. of said wings, and means for adjusting said'means to enable thewings to be controlled.

18. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework, across bar,flexible .means connecting th'ends of the cross bar to the front andrear of the framework, wings movably connected to the framework toenable their tips to be raised or lowered and the inclination of thewings to be varied, lever arms connected to said flexible means and tosaid wings, and means for connecting the inner ends of said lever armsadjustably together.

19. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework, a cross bar,flexible means connecting the ends of said cross bar to the front andrear of the framework, wings movably connected to the framework so as toenable thetips of thev wings to be raised and lowered and theinclination of the wings to be varied, an arm pivotally connected toeach of the wings in line with said pivotal con'- nection of each wing.with the framework, said arms also being connected to the flexiblemeans, and means for adjustably connecting.theinnerends of said armstogether to enable the'wings to be controlled.

' 20. In a flying machine, the combination 4of movable lifting planes, alever arm for each of said lift-ing planes having one end ends of saidwings, a fulcrum for eacli of l5. In a flying machine, the combination'connecting each end of said bar to the frontl L connect-ed to theframework, meansA conpivotally secured thereto intern'iediate the saidlever arms 'between the' ends thereof, and means engaging the oppositeends of said arms to enable the same to be adjusted:

21. In a ying machine, the combination of a framework, lifting planesextending laterally therefrom and connected thereto, yieldable meanssecured to the ends of said framework and extending along the sideslengthwise of thesame, means engaging said yieldable means between theends of the framework to hold the same spaced apart,

l a pair of bars connected to said yieldable means adjacent their innerends, means for connecting said bars to the lifting planes at theirouter ends, and means for connecting the inner ends of said barstogether to cause said'inner ends to be moved in unison.

22. In a flying machine, the combination of a framework, lifting planesextending laterally therefrom and connected thereto, yielding meanssecured to the'. ends of said framework and ext-ending along the sideslengthwise of the same, means engaging said yielding means between theends 'of the framework to hold the same apart, and a pair of barsconnected to said yielding means adjacent their inner ends and extendingoutward and connected to said planes at their outer ends.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM LAFAYETTE QUICK.

Witnesses:

Tiros. TW. JONES, 0in/ILLE B. LAXsoN.

